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| Model number: MS-14A Code name: Gelgoog Unit type: mass production high efficiency general purpose mobile suit Manufacturer: Zeonic Company Operator(s): Principality of Zeon; African Liberation Front; civilians Rollout: December UC 0079 First deployment: December UC 0079 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso (later refitted and replica units equipped with linear seat/panoramic monitor cockpit) Dimensions: head height 19.2 meters Weight: empty 42.1 metric tons; max gross 73.3 metric tons Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1440 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 24500 kg, 5 x 2500 kg Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 0.84 G; 180-degree turn time 1.5 seconds; maximum ground running speed 180 km/h Equipment and design features: sensors, range 6300 meters Fixed armaments: twin beam sword, stored in recharge rack on back, hand-carried in use Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable energy cap; shield, can be optionally stored on backpack (Gattle Spacefighter technical data and history below) |
| MS-14A Gelgoog & Gattle Spacefighter |
| MSiA Features MS-14A Gelgoog beam rifle beam machinegun shield twin beam naginata with 2 types of removeable beam blades extra hand Gattle Spacefighter |
| Released: 2001 Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Avg. Price: $7.98 Version: 1.0 |
| REVIEW The MS-14A Gelgoog was the replacement for the MS-06F Zaku II as Zeon's primary front line unit, and this figure does a good job of representing this powerful mobile suit. The arm design is much improved over older figures, with the ball joint set further from the body for more range of motion, and an arm socket with plenty of clearance. The skirt armor doesn't interfere with leg movement, and the lower legs let the feet move freely. Even the head has finally been placed on a ball joint, allowing the head full rotation and a fair degree of elevation. The accessories are nicely detailed, with a large beam rifle that the hands can easily hold, and the twin beam naginata is a lethal melee weapon that features two different types of detachable beam blades, and a small clip on the figure's rear skirt armor for storage. An extra hand specifically made for holding the naginata has been included with the figure, a very nice touch. The shield can be firmly held by the figure, or stored on the back of the figure in a few different ways. The left side of the figure's chest has "01" through "09", with several versions available. The Gattle Spacefighter features detachable cockpits, and is nicely detailed. However, it tends to be a bit nose heavy, and if left sitting on its skids for long will eventually bend them and fall forward. Aside from this, an excellent figure. |
| By the middle of the One Year War, rumors of the Earth Federal Forces' development of its own mobile suits had reached the Principality of Zeon's ears. Although the development of Zeon's own mobile suit technology continued, the appearance of the Federation's powerful, beam rifle-carrying RX-78-2 Gundam created a sudden change in plans. An in-development, high-performance mobile suit called the MS-11 Gelgoog was suddenly cancelled, as the Zeon military wanted to incorporate hand-carried beam armaments into new mobile suits. With the MS-11 model number having been reassigned to the "Pezun Project's" Action Zaku, the Gelgoog project was-restarted under the model number MS-14, with the new goal being the ability for the Gelgoog to use energy cap-based weapons. After 30 experimental MS-14S units had completed field testing and Zeon's beam rifle technology had been perfected, the mass-produced MS-14A quickly went into production and deployment. Intended as a replacement for the aging MS-06F Zaku II as a primary front line unit, the MS-14A Gelgoog was a high-performance mobile suit, arguably as powerful as - if not more powerful than - the Federation's Gundam. Well-suited for both terrestrial and space combat, the Gelgoog sported a large beam rifle, forearm-mounted jet engine thrusters for added maneuverability, and a twin beam sword. Unfortunately for Zeon, the introduction of the Gelgoog was a case of too-little-too-late. Only 165 units were produced and put into combat by the last day of the war at the Battle of A Baoa Qu on 31 December UC 0079... mostly piloted by novice pilots and fresh recruits who couldn't use their powerful new Gelgoogs effectively against veteran Federal pilots in less-powerful mass-produced GMs. It is often argued that, had Zeon managed to put the Gelgoog into production even only two months earlier, the outcome of the One Year War may have been turned in Zeon's favor. Pilot(s): Katz Kobayashi, Reccoa Londe, Masai N'gava, Dido Kaltoha, Elo Meloe Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team; Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory; Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ; Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation VS Zeon DX (PS2); Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (PS2) Original mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara |
| Overview Articulation: 3 Detailing: 4 Accessories: 4 SCORE: 4 |
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| Unit type: fighter-bomber Armament: large missile x 4, 5-tube missile launcher x 2, vulcan gun x 4 |
| The Gattle spacefighter was Zeon's standard patrol and perimeter defense unit throughout the One Year War. It often fared well against battleships, using large antiship missiles mounted on the hardpoints on its sides. Against mobile suits, however, the Gattle was seriously overmatched and was usually the death sentence for a young Zeon pilot. Mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara |